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Old 01-23-2022, 07:51 AM
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2011 Meteor Grey Metallic
Old 01-23-2022, 02:18 PM
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Wow I love all these different specs and colors! Keep the pics and info coming guys!
Old 01-23-2022, 03:14 PM
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My Ice Blue Metallic fresh from the spa. Picture is from a couple of years ago.

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Old 01-23-2022, 03:14 PM
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Beautiful color! Have never seen that color before. Here is my 2012 Guards Red Turbo S, one of 18 that year.
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Old 01-23-2022, 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by gwags
My Ice Blue Metallic fresh from the spa. Picture is from a couple of years ago.
Oh wow! That picture got me hyped as hell for the car to arrive! I've always wondered how it looks in darker lighting. I can honestly say it looks better than I imagined or hoped it would. WOW! 10/10 shot man!
Old 01-23-2022, 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by DRVN1

Beautiful color! Have never seen that color before. Here is my 2012 Guards Red Turbo S, one of 18 that year.
My dad had a 997 Targa before with Guards red accents. The car was white but it was pretty nice. Extra points to the very serious looking HRE's Your car does look tuned. Is it?
Old 01-23-2022, 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Luckydaff
My dad had a 997 Targa before with Guards red accents. The car was white but it was pretty nice. Extra points to the very serious looking HRE's Your car does look tuned. Is it?
thanks, yes full bolt ons and tuned.
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Damn, must be one hell of a ride!
Old 01-23-2022, 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Luckydaff
Damn, must be one hell of a ride!
Yes I love this car, when I got it 530hp seemed fast but then I got bored. Now 680hp and it was fast for awhile but now seems ok. Ordering parts now that should take me to around 900hp. Hopefully that will keep me happy for awhile!
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Old 01-24-2022, 08:37 AM
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Ice blue launch color is gorgeous. Enjoy!
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Originally Posted by JG 996T
Ice blue launch color is gorgeous. Enjoy!
Yeah, that I knew! But it seems this specific color, even though literally everyone I've spoken to (except my best friend) loves the color. So why then is it a rare option on the 997 Turbo S? It's such a classy spec imo and as I said everyone who sees this color comments on it. So the whole thing is very strange to me
Old 01-24-2022, 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Luckydaff
Yeah, that I knew! But it seems this specific color, even though literally everyone I've spoken to (except my best friend) loves the color. So why then is it a rare option on the 997 Turbo S? It's such a classy spec imo and as I said everyone who sees this color comments on it. So the whole thing is very strange to me

Porsche had issues producing Ice Blue Metallic back when these cars were new, so if you ordered it back in 2011, you had to wait a few extra months for your car to be built. As a result, a lot of buyers changed their color choices so they did not have to wait. This is why it is a rare color even though it looks great on these cars.

There are some old threads from when these cars were new (2011-2012) discussing the issue.
I don’t know that anyone ever determined what the exact issue was with producing the color.
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carrara white and carrera red interior

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Originally Posted by sfbanchs
carrara white and carrera red interior
White on red. VERY nice!
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From cake over on LP. HI Luckydaff. Thanks for the LP pm and the Turbo is beautiful! Looking forward to hearing some ownership stories once it’s home.

No turbo in my garage but here’s my PTS Slate Grey GT4






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